In general, few Washington hitters survived to see the base path between first and second base. That was true after Greene exited the game, too, as Scott Barlow (one inning), Tony Santillan (one inning) and Emilio Pagán closed out the game in relief for Cincinnati.

Hunter Greene struck out 12, the second-highest total of his big league career, while allowing two hits over six innings and leading the Cincinnati Reds over the Washington Nationals 6-1.

Don't look now, but the Reds are 16-9 since starting 2-6. That's playing some good baseball, the latest game resulting in a 6-1 win over the Washington Nationals Friday night. The Reds are showing why they're a good team.